News Details
Ecclestone: I told Stroll to take Vettel
Sebastian Vettel's move to Aston Martin in 2021 was helped by the intervention of Bernie Ecclestone, says the former F1 supremo. Without a drive for next season after Ferrari decided not to renew his contract, Vettel looked like he might be forced to take a sabbatical or leave F1 for good, before Lawrence Stroll's Aston Martin jettisoned incumbent driver Sergio Perez to make room for him. A good friend of Vettel's, Ecclestone said he lobbied Stroll on the four-time champion's behalf to make the move a reality. 'We talk on the phone a lot,' he told Sport1. 'I listen to him and then give him my assessment of things. I also helped him get the deal with Aston Martin right. 'I really put...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Ecclestone 'pressured' Lawrence Stroll to sign up...
Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he intervened to convince Racing...
4y ago from F1i.com
Ecclestone told Aston Martin to sign Vettel
Oct.29 Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he helped Sebastian Vettel to...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com
Ecclestone helped Vettel secure contract with Aston...
Future Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel was helped by Bernie...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Ecclestone urged Stroll to sign up Vettel
Ex-Formula 1 owner, Bernie Ecclestone, has said he 'put pressure on' team...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP to return to Buenos Aires from 2027 season
MotoGP has officially announced that the Grand Prix of Argentina will...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from MotoGP's Czech Grand Prix
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Luca Marini gets new Honda MotoGP deal for 2026
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez likens his 2025 MotoGP form to 2019 and...
Marc Marquez has likened his 2025 MotoGP form to the peak performances...
9h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Kyffin Simpson’s confidence ‘very high right...
When Kyffin Simpson crossed the finish line in Sunday’s Honda Indy...
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
O’Ward explains the multiple steps that came...
Pato O’Ward won Sunday’s IndyCar race from the streets of Toronto,...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
The Winners and Losers of IndyCar’s 2025 Indy Toronto
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren score strategic win in...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How WRC rivals reacted to Oliver Solberg's first...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
How the WRC service park reacted to Oliver Solberg's...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg stuns with maiden WRC victory in Estonia
Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson stunned the WRC elite with a...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Oliver Solberg: WRC Rally Estonia win "biggest...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“I’m bored, give me a f**king ball man” -...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has taken to Instagram as he gears up for a...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Mosquera deal edges near as Arsenal still chase striker
The summer transfer window is in full flow and we are now nigh on a full...
7h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Arsenal forced to reschedule first pre-season training...
Premier League giants Arsenal have been forced to reschedule their first...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Real Madrid Transfer News Roundup: Los Blancos eyeing...
Real Madrid failed to win the league and the Champions League last season....
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
From Red Bull to Audi: Wheatley says Miami moment triggered...
Jonathan Wheatley, the former long-serving... Read More »
5h ago from F1i.com
Lewis Hamilton relationship BANNED by Ferrari boss
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has banned F1... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Hill reflects on Schumacher rivalry: ‘He tried to...
F1 world champion Damon Hill was often on the... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com
